The Chronicle (2001–2002)

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Plot

Fresh young reporter Tucker Burns gets a job with The Chronicle, a tabloid newspaper that publishes stories about aliens and headless horsemen. He soon discovers that The Chronicle isn't making up its stories, and helps investigate all matter of supernatural occurrences.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes2001–02AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01PilotJuly 14, 2001Reporter Tucker Burns finally gets a job at a tabloid, The World Chronicle, and soon finds himself on the the trail a real-life monster.
  2. S01E02What Gobbles BeneathJuly 14, 2001After a media mogul disappears, the reporters discover a monster living under Manhattan attrcted to the radiation emissions of its victims'
  3. S01E03Here There Be DragonsJuly 21, 2001Tucker gets the surprise of his life when he goes to investigate the existence of a dragon underneath Chinatown and finds a woman pregnant w
  4. S01E04Baby Got BackJuly 28, 2001An abandoned baby is left at the Chronicle, the reporters investigate and find that the father, the CEO of a marketing company, has made a d
  5. S01E05He's Dead, She's DeadAugust 4, 2001A mysterious scientist, purported to have died, has perfected a way to bring people back to life, including himself.
  6. S01E06Bermuda Love TriangleAugust 11, 2001Tucker's story about a mermaid and Grace's story about a missing Naval pilot cross when it turns out the mermaid is seeking out the pilot to
  7. S01E07Only the Young Die GoodAugust 18, 2001Staff at a Longevity institute and old folks' home are being used as host bodies of rich old people.
  8. S01E08Bring Me the Head of Tucker BurnsAugust 25, 2001An outlaw biker returns from the grave to severe the heads of escapees from Hell.
  9. S01E09Let Sleeping Dogs FrySeptember 8, 2001A ghost begins killing the opulent residents of North Hampton using their electrical appliances.
  10. S01E10Take Me BackSeptember 15, 2001Grace becomes the target of aliens who were responsible for her original abduction, and are targeting members of her abduction support group
  11. S01E11Touched by an AlienJanuary 4, 2002Stern is targeted by an alien assassin who jumps from body to body through sexual contact.
  12. S01E12Pig Boy's Big AdventureJanuary 11, 2002The reporters go off on the trail of a ""savage simian"" and find themselves on a trail of a doctor performing animal/human hybrid experimen
  13. S01E13The Cursed SombreroJanuary 18, 2002The team are on the trail of a cursed sombrero, while Kristen tries to deal with her exposure to the strange events in Tucker's life.
  14. S01E14Tears of a CloneJanuary 25, 2002Grace must cope with an electrocution, a disinterested editor, a badgering mother, and an evil clone of herself running around.
  15. S01E15I See Dead Fat PeopleFebruary 1, 2002The reporters investigate a report of a house haunted by...overweight ghosts.
  16. S01E16Man and SupermanFebruary 8, 2002A superhero begins flying the skies of New York City, and while the Chronicle reporters investigate, the police begin taking an interest in
  17. S01E17Hot from the OvenFebruary 15, 2002The reporters investigate an oven that is actually a cursed entrance to Hell.
  18. S01E18The Stepford CheerleadersFebruary 22, 2002Grace, Wes, and Tucker go undercover at a local high school where strange things are occurring.
  19. S01E19The Mists of Avalon ParkwayMarch 1, 2002A strange mobile mist is killing people in New Jersey, and has a connection a local boy.
  20. S01E20The King is UndeadMarch 8, 2002Grace's vampire case and Wes & Tucker's Elvis impersonator interview cross paths when the guys find out the Elvis impersonators are vampires
  21. S01E21Hell MallMarch 15, 2002Tucker investigates a series of strange deaths and acts of possession at an upscale mall.
  22. S01E22A Snitch in TimeMarch 22, 2002Grace is stalked by members of the Swedish Mafia while investigating cases of spontaneous combustion. And the future of the Chronicle is thr

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